Feb 25, 2011

Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321 trent j perrotto@nasa gov

William Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william p jeffs@nasa gov

Julie Tygielski Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston 281-486-2122 tygielski@lpi usra edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-038

LUNAR AND PLANETARY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS SOLAR SYSTEM EVOLUTION

HOUSTON -- NASA researchers and other scientists will present findings that provide new insights into the evolution of the solar system during the 42nd annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

The conference will run March 7-11 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas

Key events include the unveiling of future planetary science strategy; early science results from a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission, called Hayabusa, that returned the first particle samples from an asteroid; presentations about the recent comet Hartley 2 flyby; and the upcoming MESSENGER mission, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury

The conference also will include a briefing about the Planetary Decadal Survey at 5:30 p m CST on March 7 The survey is a strategy released by the National Research Council in Washington to prioritize missions, research areas and observations ten or more years into the future The briefing's featured speaker will be Steve Squyres of Cornell University He is the survey's chair and principal investigator for NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers

News media representatives interested in registering or obtaining more information should visit:

http://www lpi usra edu/meetings/lpsc2011/

The conference is hosted by the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston The institute is managed by the Universities Space Research Association, a national, nonprofit consortium of universities chartered in 1969 by the National Academy of Sciences at NASA's request

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http://www nasa gov

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